Ryan Grubb and Kane Wommack on Alabama's Current Toughness Level

They're tough as hell, they're tough as hell. Those kids didn't quit for one second, and I believe in them. And like I said at the beginning, let's just line back up and let's see where they're at at the end of the year. And I believe in these kids and they are tough. They didn't quit, they fought hard even at the end of the game when things weren't perfect. I thought they kept throwing punches and the guys kept healing up on the sideline. He was fighting with them and telling them, hey, we can do this, we can do this. And in a game like that, you do, you gotta be tough. You gotta know, hey, it's 12 to 7, it's 12 to 10, these are tight football games. That's the part that I was proud of, cuz for a young team, those are the things that they stack up quick. All of a sudden guys are thinking about the worst. And we talk a lot about our energy and our mindset, and just where it's at. And being able to maintain that, and having the competitive stamina to work through a tough football game like that. The defense kept us alive, and we had opportunities. and for them to just keep throwing punches and not quit on the sideline. Cuz they certainly could have acted really immature and had some emotional maturity issues and we didn't have that. And that's not like a consolation prize, it's the expectation. That's what they should do, that's how we should act. But I think they are tough, I know they're tough. And we're gonna see that come out this week. Yeah, I think this is a very tough group. I think they're very physical, they play really hard. I think when you watch the way we're playing right now, there are things that we need to get corrected from a fundamental standpoint. I think sometimes we probably play too hard at times, we over-pursue at times. And there were some issues and mistackling in that regard. But from a physicality standpoint, I think that is something that we're doing a good job of.